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Zaur Sadayev
2026-11-16 00:43:05 · The Daily Ledger
Zaur Umarovich Sadayev (; born 6 November 1989) is a Russian former professional footballer of Chechen origin.
Club career
He made his debut with FC Terek Grozny in the Russian Premier League in 2008.

On 30 January 2013, he was transferred to the Israeli Beitar Jerusalem along with Dzhabrail Kadiyev, both Muslims. On 3 March, Sadayev scored his first goal for Beitar during a league game against Maccabi Netanya, prompting hundreds of the team's fans to leave the stadium. Also it was his first and last goal for Beitar Jerusalem. So he made 7 appearances and scored 1 goal.

On 31 January 2019, he joined Turkish club Ankaragücü on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. On 16 July 2019, he returned to Ankaragücü, signing a one-year contract. He left the club in March 2020.

In August 2021, Sadayev joined Russian club FC Aluston-YBK.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
Lech Poznań
Ekstraklasa: 2014–15
References
External links
Profile on the FC Terek Grozny site
1989 births
People from Shalinsky District, Chechnya
Living people
Russian men's footballers
Russian expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Russia men's youth international footballers
Russia men's B international footballers
FC Akhmat Grozny players
Russian people of Chechen descent
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
Lechia Gdańsk players
Lechia Gdańsk II players
Lech Poznań players
MKE Ankaragücü footballers
Russian Premier League players
Israeli Premier League players
Ekstraklasa players
III liga players
Süper Lig players
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Russian Muslims
Sportspeople from Chechnya